sont traités en plancher surélevé

English translation: (have a) raised floor/access floor

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French term or phrase:	(sont traités en) plancher surélevé
English translation:	(have a) raised floor/access floor
Entered by:	B D Finch

19:58 Oct 10, 2012

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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering

French term or phrase: sont traités en plancher surélevé

in the following paragraph:

Tous les sols des différentes salles et circulations desservant cette zone sont traités en plancher surélevé pour le passage des fluides réservés au procès de contrôle satellite avec dalles stratifiées haute pression (HPL) antistatiques, dimensions: 600 x 600 mm, posé sur ossature entretoisée antisismique, capables de supporter une charge d’exploitation de 500 kg/m². Hauteur du plenum 45cm

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have a raised floor

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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_french/architecture/404...

However, I don't think that "platform floor" is the usual term.

www.cas-hire.co.uk/chiller_and.../chillers_and_mpus_CH081.h...
"... cooling for smaller computer room installations which have a raised floor and ... are carried out quickly with the minimum amount of pipe work modifications."

www.ibc.org/files/free_design_stand_rules.pdf
" ... you lay a platform on the hall floor to hide unsightly pipe work and cables. ... Stands that have a raised floor or platform are required to have made adequate ... "

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It can also be called an "access floor", which is often the preferred term. However, I would use the term closer to the one chosen by the writer of the source text.

A platform floor is a particular variant of a raised or access floor that has a deep void beneath it and is supported on adjustable jacks.

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